Religious or Customary Marriage Treated as Legal for Protection Against Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has delivered a significant ruling on the protection of women against matrimonial cruelty, asserting that even if a marriage is later found to be invalid under secular law, a woman can still seek protection under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The court’s decision revolves around the interpretation of "religious or customary" marriages that have the "color of legal marriage," particularly when the marriage, although…
